In the young people’s joint application procedure in spring 2014, JAMK was the third most attractive university of applied sciences in Finland. Likewise, in the young people’s joint application procedure in spring 2014, JAMK was the primary preference of a record number of 4,706 applicants. The most attractive education areas were nursing, physiotherapy and social services, with 11 applicants per study place.
In a university of applied sciences image study conducted by Taloustutkimus in 2014, JAMK ranked second (average 7.91), after the Police University College (average 7.93), in a comparison. JAMK was ranked the best place to study and assessed to offer the best teaching quality as well as the most interesting fields of study.
In 2014, JAMK’s Teacher Education College was the applicants’ favourite again. The Study Counsellor Education intended for teachers was particularly popular.